Quote of the Day: Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so

by Mar 8, 2019

The first step toward improvement is believing that improvement is possible. Optimism of this kind can help us progress in our professional lives and better the environment in which we work. See the possibility and make it so.  As Noam Chomsky observes, 

 

Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so.

 

Noam Chomsky

Quote Source: GoodReads.
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